Feature & Follow

Feature & Follow

Q:
The #FF is 150 weeks old! and we want to hear from you! What would you change about the hop? What do you like about it? or just suggest a question to be used for next week!

I like the hop because it puts you in touch with a lot of bloggers and I wouldn't change anything about it. Keep the questions coming.

Baksheesh by Esmahan Aykol Review-Post

Baksheesh  by Esmahan  Aykol          Review-Post

Baksheesh-is tipping, charitable giving and certain forms of political corruption and bribery in the Middle East and South Asia.

Kati Hirschel is the owner of the only mystery book store in Istanbul. The landlady announces to her that the rent is being raised and then decides to pay baksheesh to the government officials for a new place. A man is found murdered in the apartment that she is interested in and she becomes a suspect in his murder.

My Thoughts:

I found this story to be a murder mystery with a light and sometimes comical tone to it depicting the Turkish way of life. That alone made the story more interesting and intriguing.

Booking Through Thursday

Booking Through Thursday

Q:
Have your reading habits changed since you were a child?

Since retiring I am reading more than ever and enjoying many different genres.

Waiting On Wednesday

Waiting On Wednesday

My pre-publication (can't-wait-to-read) selection is:  Unleashed  By David Rosenfelt

Rel. Date: July 2013. Minotaur

Sam Willis is stunned to receive a phone call from Barry Price, a high school friend he hasn't spoken to in years, pleading for help with something too terrifying to discuss on the phone.

Wondrous Words Wednesday

Wondrous Words Wednesday

My words today are taken from Interesting Words.

Quean- A lewd woman.

Rapin- An unruly art student.

Noceur- A late-night person, as in a party animal.

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesday

My teaser today comes from the book:  Baksheesh  By Esmahan Aykol

Pg. 172

"He'd already opened a bank account in my name. There's not much money in it, but I can get by for 3 or 4 months."

Mailbox Monday

Mailbox Monday

Nothing new in my mailbox this week, expecting a few to come, just catching up on my reading.

What's in yours?

The Diabolist By Layton Green Review-Post

The Diabolist   By Layton Green        Review-Post

My thoughts:

Two private investigators, who are investigating the deaths of two satanic cult leaders, lead them to a strange and very dangerous situation.
I found this to be an intriguing and captivating story into the dark world of the occult. Page to page it takes you deeper into the search of the people involved. The author doesn't disappoint in the thrill factor in this his latest book. It was a suspenseful journey.

Feature & Follow

Feature & Follow

Q:
School is out!  What is your favorite summer reading book?

I didn't find it as of yet, I really don't have a preference.

Booking Through Thursday

Booking Through Thursday

Q:
What book(s) do you find yourself going back to? Beloved Children's classics? Favorites from college? Something that touched you and makes you long to visit?

I think going way back to the classic fairy tales, like Cinderella and Snow White, which transports you at a very young age into a different world.

Waiting On Wednesday

Waiting On Wednesday

My pre-publication (can't-wait-to-read) selection is:

        The Kill Room (hardcover)   By Jeffery Deaver     Amazon      Rel. Date: 6-4-13

I

t was a" million-dollar" bullet, "a sniper shot" delivered from over a mile away. It's victim was no ordinary mark, he was a US citizen targeted by the US Government, and assassinated in the Bahamas.

Wondrous Words Wednesday

Wondrous Words Wednesday

My words today are taken from Interesting words:

1. Euphony- Bearable or agreeable sound.

2. Hispid- Coarse bristle like hair, esp. of animals or plants.

3. Hubris- Overbearing pride.

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesday

My teaser today is from the book:  Cherokee Talisman  by David-Michael Harding

pg.
The boy was so intent on his spying mission he did not hear the soft soles of a dragon's moca

sins as he stepped up from behind.

Mailbox Monday

Mailbox Monday

I received Cherokee Talisman By David-Michael Harding for review this week, what did you get?

An orphan boy, Totsuhwa, is taken under the wing of legendary Cherokee war chief Tsi Yugunsini the dragon. But even under a dragon's wing isn't safe when a conetous nation forms around them.

Feature & Follow

Feature& Follow

Q:
Happy Mother's Day! Who is your favorite mom from fiction?

Mrs. March,  "Marmee", from Little Women.